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bakerstreet2016-04-28 12:03 pm
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Personal Hygiene Shipping Meme
Personal hygiene is just that - personal. By the time we've come to a point in our lives where we notice that the concept exists and we should be prudent about it, we can take care of ourselves. There are also many practical reasons why we don't involve other people in this process. We're not too keen on showing off parts to be cleaned that are private in most contexts, and there's definitely an ingrained aversion to showing so much soft, fleshy skin. Hot water or a sharp razor could spell dangerous with a capital D should they come into the hands of someone with a vendetta against you. No need to be extra vulnerable.
So, if you're involving another person in your cleansing routines, it must be someone you trust. Not only that, but it's most likely someone you're comfortable with and likely at least somewhat open to being intimate with. You may not be dropping all your clothing in front of them, but it's still you opening yourself up to touching and closeness unparalleled in more "usual" moments.
Established and burgeoning couples (or not-so-couples) can bond through this showing of care and good faith. Will you like being pampered and find the attention endearing? Or will things go terribly, terribly wrong?
...you never should have let them near that shaving cream.
- Comment with your character and preferences.
- Smut is not required. Mention if you want/don't want it.
- Reply to others and use the RNG.
- Comfort: You've decided to pitch in a helping hand to get your partner to unwind, and warm water or suds may do the trick.
- Romantic: The sole purpose of this endeavor is to set a lovey-dovey mood. No shame here!
- It Started Out Platonic...: What a good pal you are, volunteering to give your friend a good scrub. Of course, you didn't count on the cute way she squirms as you scrub her back or how he blushes when you shampoo his scalp.
- No Choice: Currently, you're unable to clean yourself up. That means that you need assistance, and it might as well be the person you lov- tolerate the most.
- Open: You have trust issues. Actually, you have backlogs of trust issues. Still, you want to show the person you love that you're willing and trying to change for them, and what better way than letting down your walls and having the assist in your grooming?
- Shave: Whether it's your face, your legs, or...your other places you've decided to shave, there's a certain intimacy involved in letting your lover do it for you. Let's hope they won't leave you looking like you got into a battle with a book with the paper cuts to prove it.
- Reluctant: They want to get you clean. You don't want to show off your body at all. It's injured, it looks weird, what if they don't like it...
- Forced: You love them, you really do, but you won't kiss them if they continue to look like an unwashed hobo clown. You have to draw the line somewhere, and if they won't take action, you will.
- Beat Up: You've been trampled in a fight. Your partner isn't about to let you wallow around in your own mud and blood.
- Hair: Some find that there's nothing quite as soothing as getting their hair washed or brushed. Of course, those with more luxurious locks may find any hair care a burden, so the assistance is appreciated.
- Make Up: They think you're beautiful already. See how they'll paint you up when they get the chance.
- Unique: If you're not human, you probably have your own proceeders you have to do to keep all spiffied up. There are wings with stray feathers to pluck, horns on heads to polish, scales to shave down, all sorts of tasks! Introduce your ignorant (and most likely human) boyfriend or girlfriend to your world...and your pain.
- Accommodations: Those with disabilities or prosthetics may also have their own routines, and anyone who wants to be with them should learn how to pitch in.
- Sponge Bath: You don't have enough water to do this right or you just want to give them a nice rub and scrub with a gentle sponge or wash cloth.
- Wound Care: In order for wounds to heal, proper care must be taken. Bandages have to be changed and cuts cleaned out. It's certainly easier when you don't have to do it all by yourself.
- Together: You're both cleaning up, taking a bath, splish splash, in the same tub because there's no where else to go. This is the most likely smut option, even if, again, it starts off "platonic."
- Clothing: Don't forget that clean clothes are an important part of personal hygiene. Always make sure your partner has a nice, fresh outfit, even if it's to your taste and not theirs.
- I've Made a Terrible Mistake: Somehow, everything's now shit. This little experiment went haywire and you may be sporting anything from the worst hairdo of your life to a Columbian necktie.
- FREE SPACE
Rey | SW:TFA | OTA
Davy Jones ♆ OC ♆ OTA
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I like all of the prompts and Henry's not shy of nudity, but I particularly like cleaning wounds, makeup,
forcing Henry not to be a filthy forest urchin,and accommodations/unusual grooming. Receiving or giving on any is good.]no subject
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now that my eyes aren't dialated...
The real perk was the bathroom, with a huge tub and magically piped water. Henry hadn't bathed in a while so they were looking forward to getting clean. But first thing's first, Henry has to ask.]
Hey, I'm gonna take a bath, wanna come with?
I HAD THAT YESTERDAY.
[While Robin was fine bathing with the other male soldiers in their bath tent, for some reason the idea of one on one with Henry in an actual bath made his heart flutter in his chest. But he quickly shook the nerves away, it was only Henry, they bathed together all the time. Besides, who would remind him to get his back and ears?]
Y-yeah sure! Let me just finish this chapter and I'll be right there...
at least the rest of the eye exam went well ;u;
[Communal bathing was a common thing in Plegia, and since Robin didn't have any memories, introducing them to Plegian things seemed like a good idea. Robin tended to be absentminded anyway, and when they happened to bathe together Henry reminded him to get easily-forgotten spots. Hygiene is important when one deals with dead bodies a lot!
For now Henry is glad to have someone scrub their back, that's always a hard place to reach with any sort of force. They bring the soap and towels and things and pipe up the water, warming it with fire magic.]
Same here, my eyes are 100% healthy
This is amazing....
mine are... myopic as hell but holding steady!
[From one tin among the supplies on a nearby stool Henry shook out a powder laced with aromatic herbs and petals. Next Henry stripped themself, dumping their clothes on a chair, taking off the bandeau and smallclothes for last since they'll put them on first later. Finally Henry slips into the tub, sinking in up to their chin.]
Ahhhhhh. This tub is so big, I could hide a few bodies here and no one would notice for weeks!
That's good!
[He leaned back and rested against the tub. He gazed up at the ceiling. The scent soothed his weary bones and agitated mind. Who would have though that such a few scents and petals could be so soothing? He didn't even notice Henry joining him in the tub.]
I'm not letting you do that Henry.
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Nyahaha, don't worry, any corpses I might make will be left out for carrion!
Mahanon Lavellan ☾ Dragon Age ☾ OTA